Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an American actress who has starred in films, on Broadway, and on television in a career spanning seven decades, she's known for bringing emotional depth and complexity to her roles, in which she generally played women who appear fragile but have great inner strength. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama film "On the Waterfront" (1954), and later starred in the thriller film "North by Northwest" (1959), directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Saint received Golden Globe and BAFTA award nominations for the drama film "A Hatful of Rain" (1957) and won an Emmy Award for the television miniseries People Like Us (1990). Her most notable subsequent movies included "Raintree County" (1957), Otto Preminger’s "Exodus" (1960), Vincente Minnelli’s "The Sandpiper" (1965), the Cold War comedy "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" (1966), and the racing film "Grand Prix" (1966), in which she costarred with James Garner.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 2016 · Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen as Self
- 2015 · Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute as Self
- 2014 · Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival as
- 2014 · Winter's Tale as Willa (Adult)
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Private Screenings: Robert Osborne as Self
- 2009 · North by Northwest: One for the Ages as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte as Self
- 2006 · Superman Returns as Martha Kent
- 2006 · Pushing the Limit : The Making of Grand Prix as
- 2006 · Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger as Herself
- 2005 · Don't Come Knocking as Howard's Mother
- 2005 · Because of Winn-Dixie as Miss Franny
- 2004 · Hollywood Legenden as Self
- 2003 · Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 2003 · Open House as Veronica Reynolds
- 2000 · Papa's Angels as Dori "Grammy" Jenkins
- 2000 · Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' as Self
- 2000 · I Dreamed of Africa as Franca
- 1999 · Jackie's Back! as Eva Marie Saint
- 1999 · Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Titanic as Hazel Foley
- 1996 · After Jimmy as Liz
- 1996 · Mariette in Ecstasy as Mother Saint-Raphael
- 1995 · My Antonia as Emmaline Burden
- 1993 · Frasier as Joanna Doyle
- 1993 · Kiss of a Killer as Mrs. Wilson
- 1991 · Palomino as Caroline Lord
- 1990 · Star Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · People Like Us as Lil Van Degan Altemus
- 1990 · Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair as Marilyn Klinghoffer
- 1988 · I'll Be Home for Christmas as Martha Bundy
- 1988 · Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me as Narrator
- 1988 · Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man as Self
- 1987 · Breaking Home Ties as Emma Wells
- 1986 · The Last Days of Patton as Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton
- 1986 · A Year in the Life as Ruth Gardner
- 1986 · Nothing in Common as Lorraine Basner
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Virginia Hayes
- 1984 · Fatal Vision as Mildred Kassab
- 1984 · Love Leads the Way: A True Story as Mrs. Eustes
- 1983 · Jane Doe as Addie Coleman
- 1983 · Malibu as Mary Wharton
- 1981 · Splendor in the Grass as Mrs. Loomis
- 1981 · The Best Little Girl in the World as Joanne Powell
- 1980 · The Curse of King Tut's Tomb as Sarah Morrissey
- 1979 · When Hell Was in Session as Jane Denton
- 1978 · A Christmas to Remember as Emma Larson
- 1978 · Taxi!! as Passenger
- 1977 · The Hollywood Greats as
- 1977 · How the West Was Won as Kate
- 1977 · How the West Was Won as Kate Macahan
- 1976 · The Macahans as Kate Macahan
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · Cancel My Reservation as Sheila Bartlett
- 1970 · Loving as Selma Wilson
- 1968 · The Stalking Moon as Sarah Carver
- 1966 · Grand Prix as Louise Frederickson
- 1966 · Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions as Self
- 1966 · The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! as Elspeth Whittaker
- 1965 · The Sandpiper as Claire Hewitt
- 1965 · A Statue for 'The Sandpiper' as Self
- 1964 · Carol for Another Christmas as WAVE Lt. Gibson
- 1964 · 36 Hours as Anna Hedler
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · All Fall Down as Echo O'Brien
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1960 · Exodus as Kitty Fremont
- 1959 · North by Northwest as Eve Kendall
- 1957 · Raintree County as Nell Gaither
- 1957 · Operation Raintree as Self
- 1957 · A Hatful of Rain as Celia Pope
- 1956 · That Certain Feeling as Dunreath Henry
- 1955 · Our Town as Emily Webb
- 1954 · Producers' Showcase as Emily Webb
- 1954 · Middle of the Night as Betty
- 1954 · On the Waterfront as Edie Doyle
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1953 · The Trip to Bountiful as Thelma
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Maudle Applegate
- 1952 · Omnibus as Actress
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Passenger
- 1950 · The Man Who Had Influence as David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · Martin Kane, Private Eye as Sheila Dixon
- 1949 · Lights Out as
- 1949 · Suspense as Francie
- 1948 · Studio One as Edna Baker
- 1948 · Studio One as David's Cafe Guest
- 1948 · Studio One as
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Thelma
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Bonnie Keel
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Betty
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Dorie Wilson
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Guest